Last week Cube-Europe gave away five entry tickets to the 1080 Avalanche launch event. At the event lucky contenders from all over the UK went board-to-board at the official Nintendo gaming championship at Xscape indoor snow slope in Milton Keynes to celebrate the launch of the latest snowboarding game, 1080� Avalanche, exclusive to Nintendo GameCube. Over 700 people got the chance to play this adrenaline fuelled game for free, immediately after launch.

Compered by popular British rider Tim Warwood, contenders from all over the UK came together to compete in the tournament on 1080� Avalanche. Winner Gavin Cooper glided ahead of the competition to take the title and won an exclusive Nintendo Board Bag, K2 Snowboard, boots and bindings, a Nintendo GameCube and a copy 1080� Avalanche.

Attendees throughout the day were also given the chance to win a mountain load of Nintendo and K2 snowboarding prizes in mini hourly championships and members of the K2 pro-boarding team hung out with people during the event demonstrating their own skills and tricks on the Nintendo GameCube game.

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